Study Planning and Placement Manager
| Posting date: | 05 August 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 September 2025 |
| Location: | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | University Of Leeds (Medicine) |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | MHNCC1684 |
Summary
Do you want to be part of a national network supporting the delivery of health and care research across England? Are you able to effectively engage and influence others? Do you have working knowledge of the services and study support offered by the RDN to customers?
As Study Planning and Placement manager you will be responsible for managing the Research Delivery Network’s early study support services for customers. This will include coordinating the processes at a national level, across the NIHR and with partner organisations UK wide. You will enable customers to utilise study planning services that showcase effective recruitment and follow-up strategies for studies by incorporating national best practice and digital approaches and sourcing specialist advice from clinical and setting experts. You will also enable customers to utilise study placement services to identify sites from across the system, providing access to insights from national datasets and intelligence, to help customers find suitable research infrastructure in line with study populations.
This role will be based in the RDNCC office on Queen Street, Leeds. We work in a hybrid way with an expectation that all RDNCC staff spend at least 40% of their time in the office. We are also open to discussing other flexible working arrangements.
Salary Requirements of the Skilled Worker Visa Route
Please note that this post may be suitable for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route but first-time applicants might need to qualify for salary concessions. For more information please visit: www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa.
What we offer in return
26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!
Generous pension scheme plus life assurance– the University contributes 14.5% of salary
Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.
Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.
And much more!
If you are looking for a role that will allow you to play a key role in supporting the operational delivery of research working alongside RDN colleagues across England and partner organisations across the UK, apply today.
To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:
Alisa Shah, Study and Planning Placement Manager
Email: alisa.shah@nihr.ac.uk
Application process
As part of the RDNCC’s commitment to inclusion and equity of opportunity, our shortlisting stage is undertaken with names removed from job applications. Please do not include identifiable information in uploaded documents, file names or free text fields (e.g., names, photos, contact details) other than those specifically requested in the personal details section of the application form.
As Study Planning and Placement manager you will be responsible for managing the Research Delivery Network’s early study support services for customers. This will include coordinating the processes at a national level, across the NIHR and with partner organisations UK wide. You will enable customers to utilise study planning services that showcase effective recruitment and follow-up strategies for studies by incorporating national best practice and digital approaches and sourcing specialist advice from clinical and setting experts. You will also enable customers to utilise study placement services to identify sites from across the system, providing access to insights from national datasets and intelligence, to help customers find suitable research infrastructure in line with study populations.
This role will be based in the RDNCC office on Queen Street, Leeds. We work in a hybrid way with an expectation that all RDNCC staff spend at least 40% of their time in the office. We are also open to discussing other flexible working arrangements.
Salary Requirements of the Skilled Worker Visa Route
Please note that this post may be suitable for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route but first-time applicants might need to qualify for salary concessions. For more information please visit: www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa.
What we offer in return
26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!
Generous pension scheme plus life assurance– the University contributes 14.5% of salary
Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.
Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.
And much more!
If you are looking for a role that will allow you to play a key role in supporting the operational delivery of research working alongside RDN colleagues across England and partner organisations across the UK, apply today.
To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:
Alisa Shah, Study and Planning Placement Manager
Email: alisa.shah@nihr.ac.uk
Application process
As part of the RDNCC’s commitment to inclusion and equity of opportunity, our shortlisting stage is undertaken with names removed from job applications. Please do not include identifiable information in uploaded documents, file names or free text fields (e.g., names, photos, contact details) other than those specifically requested in the personal details section of the application form.